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Personal info

Full name
ASHBY, Densil R
Date of birth
1922
Age
unknown
Place of birth
West Virginia
Hometown
Philippi, Barbour County, West Virginia

Military service

Service number
15015478
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
14 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Arnaville, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 12 54

Immediate family

Members
Harry K. Ashby (father)
Effie Ashby (mother)
Robert Ashby (brother)
Marquis D. Ashby (brother)
Junior R. Ashby (brother)

More information

Pfc Densil R. Ashby joined the Regular Army at Fort Hayes, Columbus, Ohio on 5 December 1940.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Headstone and Interment Record, "A footsoldier for Patton" - Michael C. Bilder/James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO

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